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Earlier this month, five volunteer firefighters from Station 5 Bonnyville took part in a charity stairclimb event in Seattle, WA. to raise money for cancer research. Despite the challenge, all five volunteer firefighters made it to the top of the Columbia Centre in full bunker gear.

The Loran Scholars Foundation has announced the 36 newest recipients of the 2023 Loran Award, and included in the list is Burhanuddin Yamani from École Mallaig School.

Four children and one adult taken to hospital

A multimedia art installation was unveiled on March 25 at the St. Paul and District Arts Foundation. The art exhibit, ‘With All My Heart,’ created by Artistic Director Joshua Wolchansky, explores the creative processes of four artists through the COVID-19 pandemic. 

‘From the days of horse-pulled ploughs and helping wounded in Normandy during WWII to writing emails and driving combines with GPS and computer screens, my grandfather has been there and done that,’ says William McGregor’s granddaughter, Shelly Bryant.

The Royal Canadian Air Force’s CH-146 Griffon and CH-147F Chinook helicopters have arrived in 4 Wing Cold Lake to begin training exercises for military personnel seeking to pass the Advanced Tactical Aviation Course to obtain the qualification of Air Mission Commander.

Essential night flying training will take place over the City of Cold Lake and surrounding areas throughout the month of April. The nighttime training may disrupt area residents “peace and quiet.”

After months of anticipation, the newly renovated Genmec ACL Hall, formerly known as the Apgriplex, has opened to the public following a Temporary Occupancy order provided by the provincial fire authority.

The $27.3 million in new funding for Alberta Sheriffs includes $10.2 million being toward new positions, including courthouse security, prisoner transport, and traffic enforcement on provincial highways.

Court dates set for suspects